{"id":7168,"date":"2026-08-17T16:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/?post_type=person&p=7168"},"modified":"2026-08-17T17:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:05:13","slug":"venkatesh-telugu","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/chemistry\/person\/venkatesh-telugu\/","title":{"rendered":"Venkatesh Telugu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Venkatesh Telugu\u2019s research focuses on the total synthesis of natural products in organic chemistry. He teaches Organic Chemistry and related courses. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from CSIR-IICT, India, in 2021. Later, he did postdoctoral research at UCLA and OSU.<\/p>\n

Publications:<\/p>\n

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  1. Khong, S.; Venkatesh, T.; <\/strong> O. Nucleophilic Phosphine Catalysis: The Untold Story. Asian J. Org. Chem.<\/em> 2021<\/strong>, 10<\/em>, 2699\u20132708.<\/li>\n
  2. Venkatesh, T.; <\/strong>Mainkar, P. S.; Chandrasekhar, S. Diastereoselective formal synthesis of polycyclic meroterpenoid (\u00b1)-Cochlearol A. Org. Chem. <\/em>2021<\/strong>, 86, <\/em>5412\u20135416.<\/li>\n
  3. Venkatesh, T.; <\/strong>Mainkar, P. S.; Chandrasekhar, S. Total synthesis of (\u00b1) galanthamine from GABA through regioselective aryne insertion. Biomol. Chem. <\/em>2019<\/strong>, 17<\/em>, 2192-2198.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Area of research:<\/p>\n

    Organic synthesis, total synthesis of natural products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Venkatesh Telugu\u2019s research focuses on the total synthesis of natural products in organic chemistry. He teaches Organic Chemistry and related courses. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from CSIR-IICT, India, in 2021. Later, he did postdoctoral research at UCLA and OSU. Publications: Khong, S.; Venkatesh, T.; O. Nucleophilic Phosphine Catalysis: The Untold Story. 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